Napanee Spring 4v4 League 2023

RELM Sports

OMHA rules and regulations regarding protective equipment must be adhered to. As such, all players and goaltenders must be in full equipment, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. a CSA approved hockey helmet
2. a CSA approved hockey full facial protector
3. a mouthguard
4. a BNQ approved throat protector
5. a throat guard (goaltenders only)

Game Format:

• 60-minute running time clock that starts at the scheduled game time.
• The 60 minutes INCLUDES:
• a flood and a 2-3 minute warm up (ended at the discretion of the referee by his/her whistle)
• shaking of hands BEFORE the start of the game
• a one-minute break during a stoppage in play at around the 22-minute mark (indicated by a buzzer sounded by scorer/timer). Teams DO NOT switch ends.
• Players will leave the ice IMMEDIATELY following the buzzer ending the game. The ONLY time the clock will stop is if the following:
• There is an injury during the last two minutes of the game AND the score is within 2 goals
• The Clock will stop in the last minute if the score is within 1 goal
• If necessary, the Scorer/Timer may increase or decrease the 50-minute running time to keep the day on schedule.

Game Play and Rules:

• No icings
• No body checking. 
• The body cannot be used to check an opposing player. Infractions of this rule, not defined under standard penalty definitions, will result in a minor penalty (for BODY CONTACT) or a major penalty AND game ejection AND a game suspension (for BODY CHECKING). The severity of this consequence reflects the potential danger that is imposed when players are not expecting to be hit and, as such, do not properly prepare themselves for the contact.
• Only a team’s assigned Coach, Trainer, and players are permitted on the bench. Exceptions:
• Coaches or Trainers from within the league who have been asked to fill in for absent Coaches or Trainers.
• Parents of players on the team who have been invited by the Coach to assist with gates.
• A team must have dressed a minimum of four (4) skaters from their roster and one goaltender or the game will be deemed an automatic forfeit.
• In the event that a team has SEVEN (7) or less skaters, the team may borrow players from another team or teams in the same division, or from one division below, bringing their total number of skaters to NO MORE THAN EIGHT (8) skaters.
• The use of additional or replacement players from a higher division is NOT PERMITTED and will be deemed an automatic forfeit.
• The use of additional or replacement players from outside of the league is NOT PERMITTED and will be deemed an automatic forfeits AS WELL AS removal of the Coach from the league.
• In the event of an absent goaltender, a team may use any one of the following to avoid an automatic forfeit:
• A player from the team
• A goaltender or player from another team in the same division
• A goaltender from one division below
• (Please note that goaltender equipment regulations must always be adhered to).
• Replacement goaltenders from higher divisions, while acceptable for the game to played, will result in an automatic forfeit. Replacement goaltenders from two or more division below is not permitted.
• In the event that a goaltender is injured during a game and a replacement (as described in a, b, or c above) cannot be found, the team will play with one additional skater on the ice. In such instances, players are not permitted to stand in the goaltenders crease to stop shots.
• 3 Line Rule – If a team is leading by 5+ goals in the second half, a player may not skate the puck over 3 lines. The player must make a pass or dump the puck.